Kurpfuscher

German (Berlin)

/ˈkuːrˌ(p)fʊʃər/

noun

Definitions

(medicine) quack, quacksalver unqualified healer or incompetent doctor, male or unspecified sex

Etymology

Compound from German Kur (cure) + German Pfuscher (botcher, bungler).

Origin

German (Berlin)

Pfuscher

Gloss

botcher, bungler

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

kursaal English
Kur German
Kurbad German
Kurfürst German
Kurort German
Kursaal German
Pfuscher German
Radikalkur German
kurieren German
fuser Hungarian
fuszer Polish
fušer Czech